LeSean McCoy expected to play in Chiefs' Week 1 game vs. Jaguars

The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to have one of their newest weapons available when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1.

Former Bills and Eagles running back LeSean McCoy joined the Chiefs as a free agent this week. While he has the advantage of having played in an Andy Reid offense, there’s still a lot of new that comes with the Chiefs’ version of Reid’s offense. Today, McCoy went through his first practice with the Chiefs, and the remaining practices will be important for him.

“Yeah, he’s doing a good job with it,” Reid said. “These practices will be important. He seems to be picking it up pretty quick, and there’s a learning curve there. The game plan is to narrow it down enough to where he can learn it. Just, we’ve got to get through this week and get through the rest of the practices, really. So he has a chance to practice it.”

Reid expects McCoy to be available to play against the Jaguars in some capacity.

“In some form,” Reid said. “Physically, he’s good. It’s just I’m trying not to put him in a bad position. But we’ve got enough good players, so we’re OK there. I’ll let you know the closer we get. I might not let you know, but I’ll know.”

Even quarterback Patrick Mahomes has noticed how quickly McCoy has been able to learn the offense.

“Yeah, I mean, he’s picking up the offense fast,” Mahomes said of McCoy. “You can tell that he’s a veteran guy that understands what we’re trying to do and how we’re trying to do it. And so, he’s someone that I feel like will give me a lot of advice and input that could help me out throughout the season.”

Having the right mentality going into this is crucial for McCoy, especially when it comes to getting involved in the offense early. It seems like he’s already won over Mahomes and proved to be someone that Mahomes can lean on as a veteran player. He’ll just have to prove to Reid and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy that he’s ready to go Sunday.